Big Spring city, TX

Howard County, TX

2022 population: 25,949 ( 1,333 from 2010 )
Land area: 18.9 square miles
Population density: 1371.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,317	39.76%	19.0%
Black:	1,789	6.89%	11.9%
Indian:	102	0.39%	41.0%
Asian:	332	1.28%	35.0%
2+ races:	538	2.07%	103.8%
Hispanic:	12,834	49.46%	9.2%

Total non-White:	15,632	60.24%	7.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,425	-10.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,092	4.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
27,282
12,742	46.70%
2,030	7.44%
173	0.63%
246	0.90%
264	0.97%
11,751	43.07%
14,540	53.30%

2000
25,346
12,346	48.71%
1,302	5.14%
47	0.19%
104	0.41%
249	0.98%
11,298	44.58%
13,000	51.29%

1990
23,093
14,667	63.51%
1,210	5.24%
135	0.58%
136	0.59%
n/a
6,945	30.07%
8,426	36.49%

1980
24,804
17,357	69.98%
1,276	5.14%
51	0.21%
179	0.72%
n/a
5,887	23.73%
7,447	30.02%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

396	1.6
1,540	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
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-2,321	-10.1
4,574	19.8

Number	Rate
1980's
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-2,690	-10.8
979	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Big Spring city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.9
5,536	21.3%
20,413	78.7%
2,942	11.3%

8,849
2.47

5,550	62.7%
3,745	67.5%
709	12.8%
3,299	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
6,078	22.3%
21,204	77.7%
3,230	11.8%

8,267
2.56

5,479	66.3%
3,527	64.4%
801	14.6%
2,788	33.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
6,020	23.8%
19,326	76.2%
3,594	14.2%

8,179
2.51

5,521	67.5%
3,988	72.2%
706	12.8%
2,658	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
6,170	26.7%
16,923	73.3%
3,667	15.9%

8,188
2.60

5,901	72.1%
4,575	77.5%
651	11.0%
2,287	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
6,853	27.6%
17,951	72.4%
3,322	13.4%

9,106
2.61

6,803	74.7%
5,743	84.4%
568	8.3%
2,303	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Big Spring city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	432	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	507	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	281	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	347	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	523	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	341	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	299	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	392	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	198	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	576	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,148	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,498	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	893	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	489	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	509	5.8%
$200,000 or more	416	4.7%

Median Household Income	65,418
Per Capita Income	28,762

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	542	6.1%
Public Assistance	292	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,218	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,207	57.0%
Unemployed	259	2.8%
In Armed Forces	33	0.4%

Total Labor Force	5,499	60.2%
Not in Labor Force	3,643	39.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,584	2,668	63.2%
Non-Profit	138	285	32.6%
Self-Employed	329	196	62.7%

Local Government	322	471	40.6%
State Government	221	242	47.7%
Federal Government	147	210	41.2%

Total Private + Self	4,913	2,864	63.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	828	1,208	40.7%
Total	5,741	4,072	58.5%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,059	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,731	17.6%
Professional, Technical	1,872	19.1%
Service Occupations	2,059	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.1%
All others	3,092	31.5%

White Collar		47.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,861	19.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,201	12.2%
Retail trade	962	9.8%
Manufacturing	742	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	722	7.4%
Educational services	657	6.7%
Construction	570	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	568	5.8%
Public administration	529	5.4%
Other services	503	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	315	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	278	2.8%
Wholesale trade	269	2.7%
Utilities	213	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	130	1.3%
Finance and insurance	130	1.3%
Information	110	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,485	40.41%
Puerto Rican	244	0.94%
Cuban	47	0.18%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	188	0.72%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	111	0.43%
Honduran	30	0.12%
Nicaraguan	16	0.06%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	23	0.09%
Other Central American	8	0.03%

Total South American	65	0.25%
Argentinean	6	0.02%
Bolivian	10	0.04%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	35	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	14	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,805	6.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	152	0.59%
Bangladeshi	104	0.40%
Thai	52	0.20%
Korean	36	0.14%
Chinese	13	0.05%
Indian	8	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,715	68.6%
Spanish	7,184	29.5%
German, other Germanic	91	0.4%
Other Indo-European	91	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	78	0.3%
Other	63	0.3%
Tagalog	62	0.3%
Other Asian	53	0.2%
Arabic	29	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,801	6.9%
German	1,604	6.2%
English	1,463	5.6%
American	1,200	4.6%
French	389	1.5%
Scottish	303	1.2%
European	282	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	226	0.9%
Italian	208	0.8%
Polish	147	0.6%
Dutch	83	0.3%
Greek	78	0.3%
Norwegian	74	0.3%
Welsh	74	0.3%
Ukrainian	64	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,494	90.5%
Not a citizen	2,455	9.5%

Native	22,883	88.2%
Foreign-born	3,066	11.8%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Big Spring city, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,602	8.9%	2,094	11.7%	6,515	36.3%	5,552	30.9%	1,491	8.3%	703	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,602	8.9%
9-12 Years	2,094	11.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,515	36.3%
Some College	5,552	30.9%
Bach. Degree	1,491	8.3%
Grad Degree	703	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +865	R +609	R + 1.9%
D +256
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	31%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,570	71.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,701	26.8%	86	1.4%	6,357	20	25	0.06%
2016	26%	Donald Trump (R)	3,705	68.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,445	26.7%	259	4.8%	5,409	16	23	0.06%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	30%	John Cornyn* (R)	4,455	71.7%	Mary Hegar (D)	1,601	25.8%	157 [+]	2.5%	6,213	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 126 (2.0%); David Collins (Green) 31 (0.5%);
2018	S1	23%	Ted Cruz* (R)	3,465	72.5%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	1,277	26.7%	38 [+]	0.8%	4,780	22	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 38 (0.8%);
2018	G	23%	Greg Abbott* (R)	3,513	74.1%	Lupe Valdez (D)	1,162	24.5%	65 [+]	1.4%	4,740	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 65 (1.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,275
Median Value	$127,600

Occupied	8,849	86.1%
Vacant	1,426	13.9%

Owned	5,468	61.8%
Rented	3,381	38.2%
Median Rent	$995

Single-Family Units	8,263	80.4%
Detached	7,871	76.6%
Attached	392	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,550	15.1%
Mobile Homes	96	0.9%

Big Spring city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Big Spring city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Big Spring city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Big Spring city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Big Spring city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Big Spring city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Big Spring city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Big Spring city, TX